WEEHAWKEN - A private sanitation truck from New York City
ended up on top of a car yesterday morning near the entrance
of the Lincoln Tunnel as part of a four-vehicle pileup that
snarled traffic for several hours.

Four people were injured and were taken variously to the
Jersey City Medical Center and Hoboken University Medical
Center.

The most seriously injured person was a 32-year-old
Bloomfield woman who was driving the car that was crushed by
the garbage truck, officials said.

"It's miraculous that she's alive,"
North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Co-Director Jeff Welz
said. "She got herself out of the car. We don't
know how she did it . when we arrived, she was already out.

"With an impact like that, we're always
concerned about internal injuries," he added.

The woman was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center and
her condition could not be updated last night.

The accident was cleared by noon.

Weehawken police and the Hudson County Sheriff's
Office are investigating. "We're not sure if it
was weather-related," Welz said. "The roadway was
wet, but not icy. It had been salted."